Auction 005 Part 2
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & MILITARIA - DAY 2
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Sunday, Jul 14, 13:00
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LOT 510:
CHINESE HAN DYNASTY PAINTED TERRACOTTA DUCK - TL TESTED
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300
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£450 - £900
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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY PAINTED TERRACOTTA DUCK - TL TESTED
Ca. 202 BC - AD 220 A Chinese terracotta duck. The duck is decorated with red, black and green pigments. The duck seems to be in walking motion, with its head held high, supported on two bronze legs. Its details are accentuated by the pigments, with additional patterns painted on the folded wings. This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. Size: 140mm x 140mm; Weight: 650g Provenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.
